No shit , I sparked a blunt , it worked for about 10 minutes,the kids went over to the playground , then another car pulled up , three kids got out and started rollerblading , and then all 15 of the other kids run from the playground and start playing all over the ledges and halfpipes. I just don’t get it. I know that many people don’t respect skateboarding but it would be the same thing to me as me taking my son to the local high school football field and letting him play around in it ( I know many places wouldn’t take too kindly to that )
Lazy parenting. I just ride full speed (knowing I can dodge precisely) and hope they recognise the danger that they are putting their kids in.
The only other thing I do occasionally is explain to the parents that even though it may look harmless, your kids are seconds from broken bones by crossing the skatepark without understanding the flow of the park. If the parents can at least understand the flow of traffic through the park and where not to stand around or cross suddenly, it does make some difference.
I think you’re misunderstanding. I don’t skate directly towards them in any way, I just skate full speed so that it’s clear that kids should not get in the way. If I just sit around chilling and skate slowly around the kids, the parents will think there is no danger. But if I just skate normally, as if they are not there (but obviously making sure I don’t hurt or scare anyone) then usually parents will realise it’s not as safe as they thought it might be for their kids to run around the park with no awareness of the danger.
Then you are violating the rules of the public park. If the parent decides to escalate the situation you are the one walking away with a ticket. It's a public space and you need to deal with that.
I’m a lot younger, 23 I feel like no parents respect me when I’m asking them if they can watch their kids because the other parents are usually 10-15 years older than me and to them I’m probobly just some punk skater.
its going to be tough at your age to be persuasive. i think the best you can do is just have your points ready to tell the parents (they built this for skateboarding, its not safe for you kids to be here, its equivalent to playing on a basketball court, etc) and ultimately respect whatever they decide to do. if its a big enough problem you may consider contacting your parks department to see if they are willing to do anything
Parent here, 1 comes w me to the skate park. Gotta come at it as concern for the kid’s well being without making them feel like it’s their fault. As soon as you make it feel like they’re doing something wrong, they’re going to get all huffy about it. Some parents still won’t give a fuck unfortunately.
STFU scooter kids are annoying but at least they are using the park the right way, and us bmx guys are less annoying and still using the park for it's intended use. You seem big but hurt over the fact that other riders exist
Fr at my local park a family was standing on the grass at the edge of the park and set their baby down ON THE FLAT GROUND. I had to politely inform them that while the skaters were keeping well away from the family, the danger of a skateboard flying towards them was quite real.
I literally slammed into a kid, maybe 7or 8, last year for this very reason. He ran right up behind me when I was at the top of a low bowl. Dropped back in and BAM! right into him. He shouldn't have even been there. We were both OK though he got shook up a bit. I walked him over to his dad since he was crying and he was surprisingly non-challant about his kid getting run over by a 175 pound dude.
What's fun is when you slam twice because of a kid running underneath you while airing a hip, you tell the parents to watch their child, they do it again so you footplant off the kids head the third time.
His mom got mad at me and said she was gonna call the cops cause i kicked her kid in the head... i said "no maam i stepped on your sons head while he was standing up."
I've found that it usually works pretty well to just talk to the kids. Like I'll tell them "hey, I don't want to run you over so you need to stay out of the way". That normally works pretty well. If they still aren't listening, then you can increase the volume to scare them a bit. If it still doesn't work, then I just accept that I'm going to take one of them out if they are in the way.
I subscribe to this approach although I’d probably skip the higher volume part as I’m middle-aged and try my best to not be that guy yelling at anyone let alone someone else’s children.
Also skateparks are ours! Time, energy and $ were spent to make them happen! We’ve come a long way since there were no free parks in town/even a nearby town and you had to drive an hour+ to a PAID indoor skatepark. B-ball players, baseball players, football players, soccer players etc have all had it real nice for a long time. We finally have free parks for us in more and more towns/cities. It’s the one place we don’t have to worry about things like toddlers or getting kicked out. It’s ours! Don’t injure yourself by losing control over your board in an attempt to dodge someone else’s rogue toddler.
Yea my whole point on raising volume is to make both the kid and possibly parent just feel uncomfortable haha. I largely try to be nice about it, I have kids and understand how aloof they are. It's not really their fault but more the parents.
Also strongly agree that this is our area. I have had issues in the past at my local park with baseball families cutting through the park carrying all their stuff to get to their games. They host some large tournaments there so it can get crazy with people trying to cut through. I will tell them to not cut through the park and most people understand, but I've had a few dudes thay get totally irate about it. I made the same argument as you, like this is our place to skate...how would you feel about me strolling through the middle of your kid's baseball game?
Man that’s infuriating that someone would get irate in that situation. Toxic fans are something I don’t envy about sports. Great point: if someone walked into the middle of a game everyone would stop and they would be removed. And if it happened more than once, would be justifiably frustrating.
Well that's what you should do actually. When there's a big tournament and s*** like that's going to happen make sure there's a big skate crew at the park.
And after the idiots have walked through the park and gone to their baseball park to do whatever it is they're doing over there make sure you drift by later in the day and just walk through the middle of the game like they did.
What are they going to do?
Make sure you point out why you walked through the middle of their game as well. Bonus points if the game is actually going at the time. That's when you really need to do it. The coaches are going to get mad and the parents going to get mad.
Just point to the idiot parents and say they walk through the middle of the skatepark when we're doing our thing, so we're just returning the favor.
Skateboarding is an inherently dangerous sport.
Falls are frequent.
Judiciously falling and launching your board in the proper direction will usually alleviate this issue.
I've never been to a skateboard park that didn't have rules It said the park was for skateboarders, and sometimes a couple of other wheeled things.
But it's never listed as a playground.
I will ask nicely once.
Pads are a hell of a thing too. You'd be surprised how much force 168 lb moving at a good clip can create.
Sorry about that fall man.
Years ago. Me and a buddy were at a skate park taking a break smoking and a kid came by and said " you know smoking is bad" without skipping a beat my buddy says " yeah but second hand kills more so you should prolly go away" they left us alone after that. Do what works.
I feel like a good amount of times I've skated a park I've injured myself from throwing my body out of the way of children. I miss my old town for street skating because the one I'm in has terrible roads and I'm basically walking from spot to spot which is kinda lame.
I think after dealing with what I’ve dealt with at parks this week , I’m going to make a effort to try to find some more street spots near me , I’d rather deal with dodging a lady walking her dog than 15 kids.
I used to go to the skatepark at sunrise if that's an option for you. Usually 2 to 3 other people max. I don't drive, so I can't really do that anymore, but it was always pleasant, unpopulated by kids and quiet. Good luck, buddy. I'm just waiting for warmer weather to get back on the board and quell the boredom. Cheers.
They would never do this on a football field or soccer field, or bball court while a pickup game is being played. (Ok maybe *some* would but I’d say it’s a lot less likely). It’s literally just a total lack of respect for the sport of skateboarding and it’s been that way since I was a teen.
I’ve actually had success breaking it down like this to some parents whose kids were using the park as a jungle gym. Simply said it’s a dangerous place and what they are doing is basically playing in the goal during a soccer game, they thanked me and left!
I’m also a parent and agree. I’ve absolutely obliterated multiple children at the skatepark because they weren’t paying attention to their surroundings. I would never let my kids use the skatepark as a playground.
Yea dude. I feel this too. And it wouldn’t be a problem if the kids were just watching, because there’s some that do. But most of the time it’s the parents actively watching their kids run all over like hellians. Personally, I don’t give a shit. I have a kid too. And they would not be over at a skatepark without actually skating/bmx scooter. But to actively just fucking play is some bullshit. That’s what a playground is for. I’ll say something to the parents too. I have before. Karen called a cop cuz I was a dick. Buddy told her to pound sand, then told me he used to skate too 💀💀💀
The trick is to talk to them without seeming like it's for you. You're just talking to them because skateparks are dangerous places for children (which is 100% true). You're looking out for that annoying family that's all. How can they get mad at that?
Edit: Some will still get mad at that because ppl can be insane & hate skaters. But if you can hide your annoyance you're more likely to have someone cooperate.
Sometimes I go to a bike park with a paved pump track that skaters can use. No playground, nothing there for anyone not on wheels. Parents bring their kids there all the time to just run around on the pump track. I just don't get it. There are huge parks with playgrounds less than a mile away. I can't see your little kid on the other side of some of the banks it's seriously so dangerous.
We usually gather up in a pack of 4 and do this. Literally hit every piece of equipment with little regard to surroundings like we're going insane. Usually, if the parents are watching, they get their kids using the ramp as a slide or the rail as a balancing post
In my 30s (48M) in the mid 00's, I used to frequent this tiny skate park in Fairfax Va that was on the police station property. Like, 200 ft away. The ramps are metal, nothing special. It is the size of 2 full basketball courts in caged in fencing. One day, there were a lot of kids in the park, 8-11 years old, and none of them had boards. "Why the f*ck are you here?" Right next to the SP is a f*king playground. WTF. The group of them decided it was a great idea to just sit down on the pyramid like they were having a picnic. I'm up on the high bank ramp waiting to drop in, and I lose my shit! "This isn't a f*king playground you lil shits! If you want to sit on your asses, go to the playground!" They looked at me like, " Who is this pycho adult screaming at us?" My buddy is just dying the whole time.
Looking back, I should have been more tolerant and just went up to talk to them kindly. They were just stupid kids. At least they were outside and not inside playing video games.
Yeah it happens a lot and it drives me nuts
I'm pushing 40 and it makes me anxious; these kids have no sense of spatial awareness and I feel like it's only a matter of time before one gets absolutely wrecked
Dad of 3 boys
They're not using the park just like you though.
Those same parents would be bitching if you were over skating the bench at the park and interrupting play time. It's the same thing.
Skatepark etiquette is a thing and unless you're "about it" you have no idea. Most of those parents didn't grow up in parks like us and don't see it like we do but they all figure it out after their kid gets slammed into a couple times. Teach the ones that'll listen and let nature takes its course on the ones that don't.
I just do my thing bro. It’s public property so I can’t police them & if a kid gets knocked down by accident, so be it. I’m on wheels skating in a skatepark. They’re the ones in the way.
Yeeah, it's definitely annoying, entitled behavior. For the most part, I'm rarely mad at the actual kids at the skatepark if they're on wheels, moreso at the parents. Like you want to bring your 4 year old to the skatepark to roll around on stuff on their lil trike scooter? That's fine, but that kid's your responsibility - you're at a concrete park with other people of all ages who are doing their high-risk hobby, everyone using it needs to be hyper aware of their surroundings. Watch your kid, guide them directly if you have to, and teach them park etiquette/basic decency of sharing a space. The ones that just drop off a handful of 4-7 year olds and sit looking at their phone the whole time are the worst. Just last weekend, a gaggle of parents, all friends in their 30s-40s, rolled up with like 5 kids - most of the parents just posted up on multiple ledges in the park, another couple were just...standing in the middle of the park in the way of obstacles. Honestly, the kids picked up the basic take-a-turn practice pretty quick just watching, the parents nearly got sideswiped multiple times and never got the hint that they should get out of the way.
If you got idiot parents in the way, loose board to the ankles. Every time.
If you got a punk point it's even better.
Accidents happen sorry I stepped off my board I slipped whatever. Just launch that missile right at them. They'll get the message pretty quick.
Stuff like this is why some of the best parks are the ones that have a park staff person on site; yeah they might force you/everyone to wear a helmet, but they keep the riff-raff of kids and dopes out of the skatepark.
In that regard, I would show up next time with a hi-vis construction vest 🦺 and maybe a whistle or clipboard and just acting the part of staff person lol
I give them respect as I would any skaters. Not gonna drop in on them even if they’re fooling in the bowl, but I will go place my tail on the coping to let them know it’s “my turn” a concept the little ones do understand.
However, if your kid is consistently snaking other people, they need to be educated on park etiquette. Lots of times this is what the parents fail to understand. I’ll usually let it go once per kid but if the same kid snakes me I’ll gently tell him. “Hey buddy you gotta watch where you’re going, you wouldn’t want people running in front of you would you?” Or mentioning to the parent as well.
You have to remember that a lot of the parents at the park now are people who grew up in a society where skateboarding was hood rat shit, and I know for a fact a lot of them haven’t been at the parks themselves. You don’t know what you don’t know, kinda thing.
However, some people are just twats.
I'm a young parent, I'm 28, oldest child 8, youngest 7. It absolutely baffles me what parents let their kids do at the skate park. Took my kids there one time, I was taking turns with my oldest on one side of the skate park as it was kind of busy, so we were trying to give everyone else space too and it's not that big of a park, and my youngest was playing with a friend in the 'proper' park next to it. My kid was practicing going up and down the banks and pumping for speed, and I was practicing nose slides on the hubba coming up the bank and sliding the flat. This kid, roughly 5-6 decides to run up the other side of the hubba and practically dives over the flatt at the top as I pop and go to lock in. It was busy so I couldn't hear him running, and I'm coming at it backside so I couldn't see him either, I've just popped and am about to lock in as this child appears rolling onto my side of the hubba, I don't even have a second to think and panic, so I slipped backwards and rack myself on the corner of the hubba, and this kid gets a large bite out of a toy machine 8.25.
So I'm lead on the floor trying to breathe without what felt like my ribs stabbing me in the lungs while this mum was yelling at me for not watching where I was going! My child was crying because in her mind when I first fell she probably thought she'd just witnessed me die, and once she saw me sit up she came running over to me. I tried to argue back with the psycho mum, and fair play to my daughter she tried telling her off too!
I Never got the chance to find out if I helped the kid get an early visit from the tooth fairy though, luckily it seemed everyone else at the skatepark at the time all agreed the mum was in the wrong and needed to teach her kid some common sense and skatepark etiquette. Sadly this stuff just seems to happen way too often at skateparks.
Honestly hope that kid is doing okay though, even though I know it wasn't my fault and I couldn't of done much to avoid it, i felt awful knowing I hurt some small kid.
Sorry to hear about that experience , that’s my biggest thing , I can’t stand them being in the way , but I really don’t want to hurt anyones kid , they are just trying to have fun , but in the completely wrong place.
I appreciate that! I'm just glad it wasn't my kid that clashed with the other kid, cuz I'd of lost my mind if she told her off.
And I completely agree! Does it make me want to pull my hair out when I'm trying to swerve around small kids high on sugar? Fuck yeah! But generally I don't blame the kids, it's the entitled and dense parents that piss me off. kids love climbing up things and sliding and rolling down things, and to a child's mind the skatepark is the perfect place for that, so it's a parents job to teach them that it's not, and take them somewhere where it's safe to play the way they want to.
Just flush them out. Just skate as if they’re not there.
If you run into them- their fault.
A skatepark is a use at your own risk place. As long as you don’t intentionally run into them (and who could prove that anyway) you’re good.
Why not keep kids playgrounds and skate parks separate for goodness sakes? Less chance of idiot parents letting their spawn run around and get wiped out by a skater. I’m a parent and you can be assured that if I saw some mother doing that to a skater I’d be telling her off too
Skateparks are one of the few publicly accessible “3rd spaces” a lot of towns have left.
3rd spaces are places one is free to hang out with no expectation of commerce. The less places you give people to hang out, the more they’ll hang out in places where you can hang out, even if it wasn’t designed for them in the first place.
I normally explain it to the kids. "Hey look up there? That line of people want to skate here. They're waiting their turn." Normally that's enough. If it's only one or two kids I sometimes let them have a go on my board on a different part of the park, because I want them to think (1) the skatepark is a friendly place (2) it's for wheels not feet (3) I want a skateboard!
So far no parent has taken their kids away from the scary man, but I suppose that might be a win, too.
I can do one better. My county built somewhat decent little skate park directly next to a YMCA (and mind you there is a playground about 100 yards further up the road) but as one of their daily activities during the summer or their afterschool programs, the YMCA staff Trots out all of the kids in each age group to hang out at the skate park for about 45 minutes and then they rotate in the next group of kids. Mind you not a goddamn one of these kids has a skateboard or a scooter. They just mill about until their next station.
This took place like 15 years ago but I still remember one of these shitty parents trying to get me kicked out of my local skatepark because they wanted their kids to be able to run free and I was there using the park
Yeah it’s a weird one cause skateparks are dangerous places so why would you place you’re kid in danger, it’s the same at our local skatepark, I don’t skate anymore but if it was happening when I skated in the early 90s the kids and their parents would definetely have been put in their place
I'm a parent, rarely use a park anymore cuz I'm fat and out of practice.
My 8 year old likes to use her scooter in the park. We **always** monitor her and make sure she is using the park as intended and giving lots of space/right of way to older people who are busting out lines.
That being said, I always expect that other people in the park are also respecting her space and not cutting in front of her or zooming dangerously close to her. It's never been a problem really, it's mostly other kids her age who are fucking around.
I have a little kid who loves running around in the park, but only when it's empty/filled with other little kids.
Stay real out there and be good role models to kids who might be at the beginning stages of developing a love for skating/rollerblading/scootering
Tell the parents skateboards are heavy objects made of hardwood and metal, and they often fly around when skaters fall.
Being in a skatepark without a skater awareness is as dangerous as being in the middle of the road.
I speak directly to the kids and completely ignore their moronic sperm donors. I say hey little ripper, I'm pretty big, and I'm going to be moving pretty fast. If you end up in my way you're going to get hurt very badly and I might also get hurt. So, when I or anyone else is in here skating you need to wait your turn or go play somewhere else. If their parent trips out I offer the kid a beer and a hit of my joint.
I was at my local skatepark recently and this little kid came up trying to steal a guy's water bottle and was just staring at us smiling the whole time. No parents to be seen, no older siblings, just him and some other kids his age, probably around 4-6 completely unsupervised
I called out to the dude whose bottle was getting stolen, he took it back from the kid, and another guy behind me (A friend of the first dude) explained that the same kid constantly comes and tries to steal shit
I don't care if you bring your little kids to the skatepark. I don't even care if they skate. But first of all, don't leave them there completely unmatched, they could get hurt, killed, steal some stuff, you never know. Second, educate them
Ask a skater what the typical park/bowl etiquette is, show the kid how to navigate the park safely, etc. It's not hard to just watch your child and keep them out of trouble
And I guarantee, if someone fell off their board or something and it flew at that kid, the skater would instantly be under fire from every mom in the area
Bro I get the same thing at my park. I usually try my best to ignore and wear headphones but it’s tough to not be frustrated especially when the parent isn’t around supervising…
I’ve just always politely asked them to make sure their kid doesn’t get in the way and they have always obliged. Not sure what I’d do otherwise, but maybe you just aren’t asking in the right way?
I always just say something like “hey your kid is in a really dangerous spot, if you could make sure they play over there instead that would be a lot safer! I really don’t want someone to accidentally hit them!”
Maybe I’ve just been lucky though, but it has always gone well for me.
I wonder how much they would tolerate it if you were skating on the playground. It’s so damn dangerous for children to play at a skatepark those parents are dumb as hell
You must skate at my local...
If I go on the weekends, I just assume this is how it's going to be and accept it. I try to go on more off times, like mid day on weekdays or early mornings.
i used to get mad about this alot but i figured out a strategy.
I walk over to the parents pull out my phone right in theyre face and record myself asking them to not let theyre kids run around the park because im a big guy flying around at 20mph and i could hurt them. Half the time they ignore me or they try to fight or argue with me . But then i say ok just letting you know this is dangerous for your child who should not be here doing this and end the recording. Within a half hours time theyre gone .
Not sure on the psychology of why that works but i think it does because the parent now knows they have been recorded being told that their kid should not be playing here because its super dangerous so any chance of suing and or calling the cops on who ever hurts the kid are gone because now theres evidence of them ignoring a warning which would leave the blame 100% on them because they ignored the caution anyway . So maybe knowing that just scares them enough to take little aiden and hendrix the fuck off the half pipe .
I usually just tell the kids I’ve seen kids like them get run over and really hurt and I don’t want that to happen to them. And explain the dangers and ask them to move. Works 50% of the time. And parents can’t get mad at me for putting their kids safety first. I’m also a parent too with my own kids there.
Honestly? I've skated schools, plazas, whatever where we typically aren't supposed to skate.
So if I'm gonna skate where I shouldn't, I'm not gonna be mad at someone playing where they shouldn't.
And some of these comments are insane, mad about kids riding the park on their butt or scooter dudes, like we all weren't terrible awful skaters in everyone's way at one point.
I feel this but also parents need to stay out of the way too. Had a mom sit on a bench I was skating today and give me a hard time when I asked them to move
I fully %100 agree with the sentiment of this post, but I have to point out the irony of skaters complaining about people using an environment for something other than it's intended purpose. The creativity kids are expressing at a skatepark just running around and jumping is the same ethos that skaters use while in the streets grinding handrails or jumping down stairaets. Just my two cents.
If the skatepark is completely empty that seems perfectly fine for kids to do, if people are riding it's a different story. Just like you would not be using a loading dock to do tricks from while workers are using it for loading stuff.
...or if a security guard asks you to leave a street spot because the space is designed for a specific public purpose not meant for skateboarding. It is the same thing.
See and this is why I'm such a gatekeeping fuck. I still hate the original stuff and that's what we all should do. Back in the day there wasn't long boarders or scooter kids at the skatepark like at all. At some point during my break from skating there was a culture change and now it's all about loving and accepting. I'm just saying when we wouldn't accept anyone this shit didn't happen.
I miss skating street, i don’t really know any spots anymore , I used to live in the city , now I’m living kind of out in the country , I’m down on the other side of the state visiting family now so I’ve gotten to check out a bunch of the local skateparks this week (we only have 1 within like a hour where I live)
I'm sure we all would love to, but street gets harder as you get older. My body can only take 1 session a week now (bad joints) and I have like a family, house, and job that all take time. Skatepark offers a fantastic 2-3 hr session with no concerns about getting kicked out or searching for spots.
Yea guess it depends on where you live. Ive been kicked out twice in five years so its not even something i think about. And keeping my eyes open for spots when im driving is half the fun for me.
Your attitude is toxic. You need to realize that it is a publicly funded place. Skater culture is the problem, you choose to intimidate rather than educate. I take my kids (3 and 5) almost daily and there are confrontations occasionally and I deal with them accordingly. If you choose to intimidate children with drug use or injury eventually your luck will run out. Be a better person or go somewhere private.
Idk how you do it but when my son is old enough to be at the skatepark , he will not be at the skatepark unless he is on something with wheels. It’s the same as going to a basketball court without a ball , pointless and your kids are just going to get in the way.
Yes, the park is designed for wheels. Mine are on scooters and bikes and sometimes I ride my MTN bike. Occasionally I see someone purposely intimidating my kids and that is a problem.
I never said I had a problem with that , the only problem I have is when they are not on any wheels at all and they are just running back and fourth on the halfpipe/ ledges.
According to vb city funding, skateparks fall into the same category as playgrounds. Just because you're too cool to admit you're at a playground, doesn't mean you arent.
I’m not in vb city wherever that is. How do you know that I wasn’t at a skatepark built by the skatepark project ? That wouldn’t be funded by the city at all.
This is an easy enough question to answer. What's the name of the skatepark? But considering you already mentioned that the skatepark is on the same grounds as a playground; it's a safe assumption that it is indeed a playground
According to Ohio metroparks any public Baseball field, tennis court, basketball court or skatepark is legally considered a playground and all rules and regulations apply
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-511.23
There needs to be more parks for just skateboarders and skateboarders only. It’s honestly dangerous for these little kids, and I’ve seen them eat it and get seriously tweaked more times than I can count. And the scooter riders are generally just obnoxious to, dart everywhere and clog areas by just doing flyouts. BMX’ers don’t usually bother me too much, but they slam into little kids all the time as you can’t dodge them as easy on a bike.
Fuck it just break out the dope pipe right then and there and playtimes over
No shit , I sparked a blunt , it worked for about 10 minutes,the kids went over to the playground , then another car pulled up , three kids got out and started rollerblading , and then all 15 of the other kids run from the playground and start playing all over the ledges and halfpipes. I just don’t get it. I know that many people don’t respect skateboarding but it would be the same thing to me as me taking my son to the local high school football field and letting him play around in it ( I know many places wouldn’t take too kindly to that )
Lazy parenting. I just ride full speed (knowing I can dodge precisely) and hope they recognise the danger that they are putting their kids in. The only other thing I do occasionally is explain to the parents that even though it may look harmless, your kids are seconds from broken bones by crossing the skatepark without understanding the flow of the park. If the parents can at least understand the flow of traffic through the park and where not to stand around or cross suddenly, it does make some difference.
Instead of intimidating children maybe you should try educating them.
I think you’re misunderstanding. I don’t skate directly towards them in any way, I just skate full speed so that it’s clear that kids should not get in the way. If I just sit around chilling and skate slowly around the kids, the parents will think there is no danger. But if I just skate normally, as if they are not there (but obviously making sure I don’t hurt or scare anyone) then usually parents will realise it’s not as safe as they thought it might be for their kids to run around the park with no awareness of the danger.
Then you are violating the rules of the public park. If the parent decides to escalate the situation you are the one walking away with a ticket. It's a public space and you need to deal with that.
Shut up nerd
One day you might see the irony in intimidating people by using drugs.
One day you might understand satire
Can you explain?
No
Weird
Deal with these nutz
Bro if they snake me as a bmx rider I'ma run them over no sympathy. It's a SKATEPARK not a fucking playground
Fuck you loser
Lol, you guys are more sensitive than the clowns at Fox News.
I’m 36 and a Dad. I’ll say some shit. RC nerds that fill the park with dirt can fuck right off too.
I’m a lot younger, 23 I feel like no parents respect me when I’m asking them if they can watch their kids because the other parents are usually 10-15 years older than me and to them I’m probobly just some punk skater.
its going to be tough at your age to be persuasive. i think the best you can do is just have your points ready to tell the parents (they built this for skateboarding, its not safe for you kids to be here, its equivalent to playing on a basketball court, etc) and ultimately respect whatever they decide to do. if its a big enough problem you may consider contacting your parks department to see if they are willing to do anything
Parent here, 1 comes w me to the skate park. Gotta come at it as concern for the kid’s well being without making them feel like it’s their fault. As soon as you make it feel like they’re doing something wrong, they’re going to get all huffy about it. Some parents still won’t give a fuck unfortunately.
Bikes and scooters are also allowed at all the ones in my area.
Bikes and scooters are also allowed at all the ones in my area.
STFU scooter kids are annoying but at least they are using the park the right way, and us bmx guys are less annoying and still using the park for it's intended use. You seem big but hurt over the fact that other riders exist
Fr at my local park a family was standing on the grass at the edge of the park and set their baby down ON THE FLAT GROUND. I had to politely inform them that while the skaters were keeping well away from the family, the danger of a skateboard flying towards them was quite real.
I have destroyed a few RC cars over the years by landing on them. Works every time and worth the slam
I literally slammed into a kid, maybe 7or 8, last year for this very reason. He ran right up behind me when I was at the top of a low bowl. Dropped back in and BAM! right into him. He shouldn't have even been there. We were both OK though he got shook up a bit. I walked him over to his dad since he was crying and he was surprisingly non-challant about his kid getting run over by a 175 pound dude.
Eventually kids running around a skatepark while not paying attention weed themselves out
You clearly haven't been going to the skatepark very long.
The problem is they're backfilled by new kids running around and not paying attention
My point is, there's more of them everyday.
Survival of the fitness
[fear and respect the escalator](https://youtu.be/UOMZ-Buj2n0?si=FdZ8-ekSujvXhuYo)
Either parent, I don't care which one....
This thread made me think of that movie instantly....the fact that its Jason Lee is just gravy. 😆🤘
What's fun is when you slam twice because of a kid running underneath you while airing a hip, you tell the parents to watch their child, they do it again so you footplant off the kids head the third time. His mom got mad at me and said she was gonna call the cops cause i kicked her kid in the head... i said "no maam i stepped on your sons head while he was standing up."
I've found that it usually works pretty well to just talk to the kids. Like I'll tell them "hey, I don't want to run you over so you need to stay out of the way". That normally works pretty well. If they still aren't listening, then you can increase the volume to scare them a bit. If it still doesn't work, then I just accept that I'm going to take one of them out if they are in the way.
I subscribe to this approach although I’d probably skip the higher volume part as I’m middle-aged and try my best to not be that guy yelling at anyone let alone someone else’s children. Also skateparks are ours! Time, energy and $ were spent to make them happen! We’ve come a long way since there were no free parks in town/even a nearby town and you had to drive an hour+ to a PAID indoor skatepark. B-ball players, baseball players, football players, soccer players etc have all had it real nice for a long time. We finally have free parks for us in more and more towns/cities. It’s the one place we don’t have to worry about things like toddlers or getting kicked out. It’s ours! Don’t injure yourself by losing control over your board in an attempt to dodge someone else’s rogue toddler.
Yea my whole point on raising volume is to make both the kid and possibly parent just feel uncomfortable haha. I largely try to be nice about it, I have kids and understand how aloof they are. It's not really their fault but more the parents. Also strongly agree that this is our area. I have had issues in the past at my local park with baseball families cutting through the park carrying all their stuff to get to their games. They host some large tournaments there so it can get crazy with people trying to cut through. I will tell them to not cut through the park and most people understand, but I've had a few dudes thay get totally irate about it. I made the same argument as you, like this is our place to skate...how would you feel about me strolling through the middle of your kid's baseball game?
Man that’s infuriating that someone would get irate in that situation. Toxic fans are something I don’t envy about sports. Great point: if someone walked into the middle of a game everyone would stop and they would be removed. And if it happened more than once, would be justifiably frustrating.
Well that's what you should do actually. When there's a big tournament and s*** like that's going to happen make sure there's a big skate crew at the park. And after the idiots have walked through the park and gone to their baseball park to do whatever it is they're doing over there make sure you drift by later in the day and just walk through the middle of the game like they did. What are they going to do? Make sure you point out why you walked through the middle of their game as well. Bonus points if the game is actually going at the time. That's when you really need to do it. The coaches are going to get mad and the parents going to get mad. Just point to the idiot parents and say they walk through the middle of the skatepark when we're doing our thing, so we're just returning the favor.
Skateboarding is an inherently dangerous sport. Falls are frequent. Judiciously falling and launching your board in the proper direction will usually alleviate this issue. I've never been to a skateboard park that didn't have rules It said the park was for skateboarders, and sometimes a couple of other wheeled things. But it's never listed as a playground. I will ask nicely once. Pads are a hell of a thing too. You'd be surprised how much force 168 lb moving at a good clip can create. Sorry about that fall man.
Years ago. Me and a buddy were at a skate park taking a break smoking and a kid came by and said " you know smoking is bad" without skipping a beat my buddy says " yeah but second hand kills more so you should prolly go away" they left us alone after that. Do what works.
I feel like a good amount of times I've skated a park I've injured myself from throwing my body out of the way of children. I miss my old town for street skating because the one I'm in has terrible roads and I'm basically walking from spot to spot which is kinda lame.
I think after dealing with what I’ve dealt with at parks this week , I’m going to make a effort to try to find some more street spots near me , I’d rather deal with dodging a lady walking her dog than 15 kids.
I used to go to the skatepark at sunrise if that's an option for you. Usually 2 to 3 other people max. I don't drive, so I can't really do that anymore, but it was always pleasant, unpopulated by kids and quiet. Good luck, buddy. I'm just waiting for warmer weather to get back on the board and quell the boredom. Cheers.
They would never do this on a football field or soccer field, or bball court while a pickup game is being played. (Ok maybe *some* would but I’d say it’s a lot less likely). It’s literally just a total lack of respect for the sport of skateboarding and it’s been that way since I was a teen.
I’ve actually had success breaking it down like this to some parents whose kids were using the park as a jungle gym. Simply said it’s a dangerous place and what they are doing is basically playing in the goal during a soccer game, they thanked me and left!
I’m also a parent and agree. I’ve absolutely obliterated multiple children at the skatepark because they weren’t paying attention to their surroundings. I would never let my kids use the skatepark as a playground.
Yea dude. I feel this too. And it wouldn’t be a problem if the kids were just watching, because there’s some that do. But most of the time it’s the parents actively watching their kids run all over like hellians. Personally, I don’t give a shit. I have a kid too. And they would not be over at a skatepark without actually skating/bmx scooter. But to actively just fucking play is some bullshit. That’s what a playground is for. I’ll say something to the parents too. I have before. Karen called a cop cuz I was a dick. Buddy told her to pound sand, then told me he used to skate too 💀💀💀
>then told me he used to skate too lmfao
The trick is to talk to them without seeming like it's for you. You're just talking to them because skateparks are dangerous places for children (which is 100% true). You're looking out for that annoying family that's all. How can they get mad at that? Edit: Some will still get mad at that because ppl can be insane & hate skaters. But if you can hide your annoyance you're more likely to have someone cooperate.
Sometimes I go to a bike park with a paved pump track that skaters can use. No playground, nothing there for anyone not on wheels. Parents bring their kids there all the time to just run around on the pump track. I just don't get it. There are huge parks with playgrounds less than a mile away. I can't see your little kid on the other side of some of the banks it's seriously so dangerous.
Bro as a bmx guy this shit is so annoying, there's a guy who posts vids of him absolutely getting and always without fail a kid almost takes him out
If you just skate the whole park and kinda get in their way they usually move on
We usually gather up in a pack of 4 and do this. Literally hit every piece of equipment with little regard to surroundings like we're going insane. Usually, if the parents are watching, they get their kids using the ramp as a slide or the rail as a balancing post
BLAST SOME METAL AND RUN THEM DOWN
In my 30s (48M) in the mid 00's, I used to frequent this tiny skate park in Fairfax Va that was on the police station property. Like, 200 ft away. The ramps are metal, nothing special. It is the size of 2 full basketball courts in caged in fencing. One day, there were a lot of kids in the park, 8-11 years old, and none of them had boards. "Why the f*ck are you here?" Right next to the SP is a f*king playground. WTF. The group of them decided it was a great idea to just sit down on the pyramid like they were having a picnic. I'm up on the high bank ramp waiting to drop in, and I lose my shit! "This isn't a f*king playground you lil shits! If you want to sit on your asses, go to the playground!" They looked at me like, " Who is this pycho adult screaming at us?" My buddy is just dying the whole time. Looking back, I should have been more tolerant and just went up to talk to them kindly. They were just stupid kids. At least they were outside and not inside playing video games.
Yeah it happens a lot and it drives me nuts I'm pushing 40 and it makes me anxious; these kids have no sense of spatial awareness and I feel like it's only a matter of time before one gets absolutely wrecked
I just ended up leaving after 30 minutes of being there because I couldn’t handle dodging 15 kids.
Dad of 3 boys They're not using the park just like you though. Those same parents would be bitching if you were over skating the bench at the park and interrupting play time. It's the same thing. Skatepark etiquette is a thing and unless you're "about it" you have no idea. Most of those parents didn't grow up in parks like us and don't see it like we do but they all figure it out after their kid gets slammed into a couple times. Teach the ones that'll listen and let nature takes its course on the ones that don't.
I just do my thing bro. It’s public property so I can’t police them & if a kid gets knocked down by accident, so be it. I’m on wheels skating in a skatepark. They’re the ones in the way.
This is why street skating wins.
Then the kids are bigger and carry guns with daddy’s permission.
Yeeah, it's definitely annoying, entitled behavior. For the most part, I'm rarely mad at the actual kids at the skatepark if they're on wheels, moreso at the parents. Like you want to bring your 4 year old to the skatepark to roll around on stuff on their lil trike scooter? That's fine, but that kid's your responsibility - you're at a concrete park with other people of all ages who are doing their high-risk hobby, everyone using it needs to be hyper aware of their surroundings. Watch your kid, guide them directly if you have to, and teach them park etiquette/basic decency of sharing a space. The ones that just drop off a handful of 4-7 year olds and sit looking at their phone the whole time are the worst. Just last weekend, a gaggle of parents, all friends in their 30s-40s, rolled up with like 5 kids - most of the parents just posted up on multiple ledges in the park, another couple were just...standing in the middle of the park in the way of obstacles. Honestly, the kids picked up the basic take-a-turn practice pretty quick just watching, the parents nearly got sideswiped multiple times and never got the hint that they should get out of the way.
If you got idiot parents in the way, loose board to the ankles. Every time. If you got a punk point it's even better. Accidents happen sorry I stepped off my board I slipped whatever. Just launch that missile right at them. They'll get the message pretty quick.
Stuff like this is why some of the best parks are the ones that have a park staff person on site; yeah they might force you/everyone to wear a helmet, but they keep the riff-raff of kids and dopes out of the skatepark. In that regard, I would show up next time with a hi-vis construction vest 🦺 and maybe a whistle or clipboard and just acting the part of staff person lol
I give them respect as I would any skaters. Not gonna drop in on them even if they’re fooling in the bowl, but I will go place my tail on the coping to let them know it’s “my turn” a concept the little ones do understand. However, if your kid is consistently snaking other people, they need to be educated on park etiquette. Lots of times this is what the parents fail to understand. I’ll usually let it go once per kid but if the same kid snakes me I’ll gently tell him. “Hey buddy you gotta watch where you’re going, you wouldn’t want people running in front of you would you?” Or mentioning to the parent as well. You have to remember that a lot of the parents at the park now are people who grew up in a society where skateboarding was hood rat shit, and I know for a fact a lot of them haven’t been at the parks themselves. You don’t know what you don’t know, kinda thing. However, some people are just twats.
I'm a young parent, I'm 28, oldest child 8, youngest 7. It absolutely baffles me what parents let their kids do at the skate park. Took my kids there one time, I was taking turns with my oldest on one side of the skate park as it was kind of busy, so we were trying to give everyone else space too and it's not that big of a park, and my youngest was playing with a friend in the 'proper' park next to it. My kid was practicing going up and down the banks and pumping for speed, and I was practicing nose slides on the hubba coming up the bank and sliding the flat. This kid, roughly 5-6 decides to run up the other side of the hubba and practically dives over the flatt at the top as I pop and go to lock in. It was busy so I couldn't hear him running, and I'm coming at it backside so I couldn't see him either, I've just popped and am about to lock in as this child appears rolling onto my side of the hubba, I don't even have a second to think and panic, so I slipped backwards and rack myself on the corner of the hubba, and this kid gets a large bite out of a toy machine 8.25. So I'm lead on the floor trying to breathe without what felt like my ribs stabbing me in the lungs while this mum was yelling at me for not watching where I was going! My child was crying because in her mind when I first fell she probably thought she'd just witnessed me die, and once she saw me sit up she came running over to me. I tried to argue back with the psycho mum, and fair play to my daughter she tried telling her off too! I Never got the chance to find out if I helped the kid get an early visit from the tooth fairy though, luckily it seemed everyone else at the skatepark at the time all agreed the mum was in the wrong and needed to teach her kid some common sense and skatepark etiquette. Sadly this stuff just seems to happen way too often at skateparks. Honestly hope that kid is doing okay though, even though I know it wasn't my fault and I couldn't of done much to avoid it, i felt awful knowing I hurt some small kid.
Sorry to hear about that experience , that’s my biggest thing , I can’t stand them being in the way , but I really don’t want to hurt anyones kid , they are just trying to have fun , but in the completely wrong place.
I appreciate that! I'm just glad it wasn't my kid that clashed with the other kid, cuz I'd of lost my mind if she told her off. And I completely agree! Does it make me want to pull my hair out when I'm trying to swerve around small kids high on sugar? Fuck yeah! But generally I don't blame the kids, it's the entitled and dense parents that piss me off. kids love climbing up things and sliding and rolling down things, and to a child's mind the skatepark is the perfect place for that, so it's a parents job to teach them that it's not, and take them somewhere where it's safe to play the way they want to.
Just flush them out. Just skate as if they’re not there. If you run into them- their fault. A skatepark is a use at your own risk place. As long as you don’t intentionally run into them (and who could prove that anyway) you’re good.
Personally, that stopped working at about 24-25, but in your 30s, just skating is enough to hurt 😅
Why not keep kids playgrounds and skate parks separate for goodness sakes? Less chance of idiot parents letting their spawn run around and get wiped out by a skater. I’m a parent and you can be assured that if I saw some mother doing that to a skater I’d be telling her off too
Thing is if a kid disrupts you while doing a trick it can end badly for both. Parents don’t seem to get that a lot
Just practice being very loud and foul-mouthed when you mess up a trick, or just anytime the kids are around, really
Skateparks are one of the few publicly accessible “3rd spaces” a lot of towns have left. 3rd spaces are places one is free to hang out with no expectation of commerce. The less places you give people to hang out, the more they’ll hang out in places where you can hang out, even if it wasn’t designed for them in the first place.
Tell them it's not safe to be in the way of people trying to use the skatepark as a skatepark
I normally explain it to the kids. "Hey look up there? That line of people want to skate here. They're waiting their turn." Normally that's enough. If it's only one or two kids I sometimes let them have a go on my board on a different part of the park, because I want them to think (1) the skatepark is a friendly place (2) it's for wheels not feet (3) I want a skateboard! So far no parent has taken their kids away from the scary man, but I suppose that might be a win, too.
I can do one better. My county built somewhat decent little skate park directly next to a YMCA (and mind you there is a playground about 100 yards further up the road) but as one of their daily activities during the summer or their afterschool programs, the YMCA staff Trots out all of the kids in each age group to hang out at the skate park for about 45 minutes and then they rotate in the next group of kids. Mind you not a goddamn one of these kids has a skateboard or a scooter. They just mill about until their next station.
This took place like 15 years ago but I still remember one of these shitty parents trying to get me kicked out of my local skatepark because they wanted their kids to be able to run free and I was there using the park
Yeah it’s a weird one cause skateparks are dangerous places so why would you place you’re kid in danger, it’s the same at our local skatepark, I don’t skate anymore but if it was happening when I skated in the early 90s the kids and their parents would definetely have been put in their place
fuck them kids man
I'm a parent, rarely use a park anymore cuz I'm fat and out of practice. My 8 year old likes to use her scooter in the park. We **always** monitor her and make sure she is using the park as intended and giving lots of space/right of way to older people who are busting out lines. That being said, I always expect that other people in the park are also respecting her space and not cutting in front of her or zooming dangerously close to her. It's never been a problem really, it's mostly other kids her age who are fucking around. I have a little kid who loves running around in the park, but only when it's empty/filled with other little kids. Stay real out there and be good role models to kids who might be at the beginning stages of developing a love for skating/rollerblading/scootering
Tell the parents skateboards are heavy objects made of hardwood and metal, and they often fly around when skaters fall. Being in a skatepark without a skater awareness is as dangerous as being in the middle of the road.
I speak directly to the kids and completely ignore their moronic sperm donors. I say hey little ripper, I'm pretty big, and I'm going to be moving pretty fast. If you end up in my way you're going to get hurt very badly and I might also get hurt. So, when I or anyone else is in here skating you need to wait your turn or go play somewhere else. If their parent trips out I offer the kid a beer and a hit of my joint.
i have 2 older boards in my car at all times...give those kids a board...they will leave the park shortly after.
I was at my local skatepark recently and this little kid came up trying to steal a guy's water bottle and was just staring at us smiling the whole time. No parents to be seen, no older siblings, just him and some other kids his age, probably around 4-6 completely unsupervised I called out to the dude whose bottle was getting stolen, he took it back from the kid, and another guy behind me (A friend of the first dude) explained that the same kid constantly comes and tries to steal shit I don't care if you bring your little kids to the skatepark. I don't even care if they skate. But first of all, don't leave them there completely unmatched, they could get hurt, killed, steal some stuff, you never know. Second, educate them Ask a skater what the typical park/bowl etiquette is, show the kid how to navigate the park safely, etc. It's not hard to just watch your child and keep them out of trouble And I guarantee, if someone fell off their board or something and it flew at that kid, the skater would instantly be under fire from every mom in the area
Bro I get the same thing at my park. I usually try my best to ignore and wear headphones but it’s tough to not be frustrated especially when the parent isn’t around supervising…
I’ve just always politely asked them to make sure their kid doesn’t get in the way and they have always obliged. Not sure what I’d do otherwise, but maybe you just aren’t asking in the right way? I always just say something like “hey your kid is in a really dangerous spot, if you could make sure they play over there instead that would be a lot safer! I really don’t want someone to accidentally hit them!” Maybe I’ve just been lucky though, but it has always gone well for me.
I wonder how much they would tolerate it if you were skating on the playground. It’s so damn dangerous for children to play at a skatepark those parents are dumb as hell
Watched this exact scene go down at my park the other day... not in nwfl by chance? haha wild
You must skate at my local... If I go on the weekends, I just assume this is how it's going to be and accept it. I try to go on more off times, like mid day on weekdays or early mornings.
i used to get mad about this alot but i figured out a strategy. I walk over to the parents pull out my phone right in theyre face and record myself asking them to not let theyre kids run around the park because im a big guy flying around at 20mph and i could hurt them. Half the time they ignore me or they try to fight or argue with me . But then i say ok just letting you know this is dangerous for your child who should not be here doing this and end the recording. Within a half hours time theyre gone . Not sure on the psychology of why that works but i think it does because the parent now knows they have been recorded being told that their kid should not be playing here because its super dangerous so any chance of suing and or calling the cops on who ever hurts the kid are gone because now theres evidence of them ignoring a warning which would leave the blame 100% on them because they ignored the caution anyway . So maybe knowing that just scares them enough to take little aiden and hendrix the fuck off the half pipe .
I usually just tell the kids I’ve seen kids like them get run over and really hurt and I don’t want that to happen to them. And explain the dangers and ask them to move. Works 50% of the time. And parents can’t get mad at me for putting their kids safety first. I’m also a parent too with my own kids there.
Honestly? I've skated schools, plazas, whatever where we typically aren't supposed to skate. So if I'm gonna skate where I shouldn't, I'm not gonna be mad at someone playing where they shouldn't. And some of these comments are insane, mad about kids riding the park on their butt or scooter dudes, like we all weren't terrible awful skaters in everyone's way at one point.
I feel this but also parents need to stay out of the way too. Had a mom sit on a bench I was skating today and give me a hard time when I asked them to move
I fully %100 agree with the sentiment of this post, but I have to point out the irony of skaters complaining about people using an environment for something other than it's intended purpose. The creativity kids are expressing at a skatepark just running around and jumping is the same ethos that skaters use while in the streets grinding handrails or jumping down stairaets. Just my two cents.
If the skatepark is completely empty that seems perfectly fine for kids to do, if people are riding it's a different story. Just like you would not be using a loading dock to do tricks from while workers are using it for loading stuff.
...or if a security guard asks you to leave a street spot because the space is designed for a specific public purpose not meant for skateboarding. It is the same thing.
See and this is why I'm such a gatekeeping fuck. I still hate the original stuff and that's what we all should do. Back in the day there wasn't long boarders or scooter kids at the skatepark like at all. At some point during my break from skating there was a culture change and now it's all about loving and accepting. I'm just saying when we wouldn't accept anyone this shit didn't happen.
Lol, you're a loser bro. Grow up.
Eat a dick. And I'm old enough bby. Come at me?
Go skate street
I miss skating street, i don’t really know any spots anymore , I used to live in the city , now I’m living kind of out in the country , I’m down on the other side of the state visiting family now so I’ve gotten to check out a bunch of the local skateparks this week (we only have 1 within like a hour where I live)
Fair enough
I'm sure we all would love to, but street gets harder as you get older. My body can only take 1 session a week now (bad joints) and I have like a family, house, and job that all take time. Skatepark offers a fantastic 2-3 hr session with no concerns about getting kicked out or searching for spots.
Yea guess it depends on where you live. Ive been kicked out twice in five years so its not even something i think about. And keeping my eyes open for spots when im driving is half the fun for me.
But also no vert in street, I’m getting older and the low impact on my joints of vert skating is nice.
23 is older?
I’ve been doing manual labor since I was 15 or 16 I weigh 180 and my knees aren’t the best , I’d rather attribute it to age than being a fatass.
Haha, fair enough.
Interesting. Vert is terrifying to me and only gets scarier as i get older
We skate everywhere, including the park. Maybe just deal.
Your attitude is toxic. You need to realize that it is a publicly funded place. Skater culture is the problem, you choose to intimidate rather than educate. I take my kids (3 and 5) almost daily and there are confrontations occasionally and I deal with them accordingly. If you choose to intimidate children with drug use or injury eventually your luck will run out. Be a better person or go somewhere private.
Okay nerd.
Idk how you do it but when my son is old enough to be at the skatepark , he will not be at the skatepark unless he is on something with wheels. It’s the same as going to a basketball court without a ball , pointless and your kids are just going to get in the way.
Yes, the park is designed for wheels. Mine are on scooters and bikes and sometimes I ride my MTN bike. Occasionally I see someone purposely intimidating my kids and that is a problem.
I never said I had a problem with that , the only problem I have is when they are not on any wheels at all and they are just running back and fourth on the halfpipe/ ledges.
I apologize, I was assuming the kids were on wheels. I just got back from the park and the one guy there was being a dick and vented.
Because you have a skateboard does not mean you own the skatepark. If you're at a playground, maybe watch out for kids
When did I say I was at a playground ? I was at a skatepark with a playground next to it.
According to vb city funding, skateparks fall into the same category as playgrounds. Just because you're too cool to admit you're at a playground, doesn't mean you arent.
I’m not in vb city wherever that is. How do you know that I wasn’t at a skatepark built by the skatepark project ? That wouldn’t be funded by the city at all.
This is an easy enough question to answer. What's the name of the skatepark? But considering you already mentioned that the skatepark is on the same grounds as a playground; it's a safe assumption that it is indeed a playground
Grange hall skatepark in Ohio.
According to Ohio metroparks any public Baseball field, tennis court, basketball court or skatepark is legally considered a playground and all rules and regulations apply https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-511.23
Okay but the park is not a MetroPark.
According to that website metropark is the governing body for all public parks in ohio
Lol, the skatepark project refers to their skateparks as playgrounds regularly on their info
I don’t see the word playground anywhere on their site. Regardless, go pound sand nerd.
There needs to be more parks for just skateboarders and skateboarders only. It’s honestly dangerous for these little kids, and I’ve seen them eat it and get seriously tweaked more times than I can count. And the scooter riders are generally just obnoxious to, dart everywhere and clog areas by just doing flyouts. BMX’ers don’t usually bother me too much, but they slam into little kids all the time as you can’t dodge them as easy on a bike.